How to play Stab Your Friends

Learn the rules to the card game Stab Your Friends quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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RULES:
The object of the game is to be the last player remaining. Remove the Crown card and set it aside, then shuffle the remaining cards to a faceup draw deck. Each player starts the game with 5 lives, which they can keep track of mentally, on paper, or any other method. Whomever is deemed to be the most fearsome player is given the crown card. This player will go first in the drawing and playing phases of the game, after which play will always proceed clockwise. Whoever has the crown card must also be referred to as the “royal highness” throughout the round. Failure to do this, and the royal highness catches them, then the offending player loses one life.
There are three phases to each round: the draw phase, the play phase, and the activation phase.
In the draw phase, players take turns drawing 1 card from the faceup draw deck, revealing it to everyone as it is drawn, then concealing it, until each player has 4 cards in their hand.
In the play phase, players take turns playing 1 card from their hand face down in front of any player, including themselves, until all players have played two cards.
In the activation phase, flip all cards in front of the players face up. Then the cards are activated, one at a time, in the order of priority. The order of priority begins with the lowest red number on the card then moves to the highest. If the same card has been played on multiple players, then those cards are activated in player order, beginning with the royal highness and proceeding clockwise. Duplicate cards in front of a single player activate one at a time in any order.
“Activation” means to perform the card’s effect. The effects of the card will always refer to the player the card is currently in front of. After a card is activated it is discarded unless otherwise stated. The card effects are as follows:
• Golden Left Potion: All faceup cards, except for the crown, in play move to the player to the left.
• Left Potion: Move all your faceup cards in front of you, except for the crown, to the player to your left.
• Gobblin Hands: You can move 1 card, except for the crown, from any player to any other player. You may move cards to or from yourself, but you may not move another “Gobblin hands” card. If no available move is available, then it does nothing.
• Shield: When you have a shield in front of you, then that shield can block 1 source of damage this round that is not from the battle ax or improperly address the “royal highness”. Discard the shield once it blocks a damage or at the end of the round if no damage was blocked.
• Battle ax: if you have a shield, then this card deals 2 damage to you and discards your shield. If you don’t have a shield, then it does nothing and is discarded.
• Bow: you get to deal 1 damager to any other player of your choice. You must pick another player, even if you don’t want to.
• Fireball: First, deal 1 damage yourself. If this causes you to lose your last life, then you are eliminated and nothing further happens. But, if you still have life, then deal 1 damage to any other player of your choice. You must pick another player, even if you don’t want to.
• Dagger: you lose 1 life.
• Bomb: The first time the bomb is activated, turn it sideways to indicate it. Do not discard this card, it remains faceup between rounds. The 2nd time a bomb is activated, it deals 1 damage to the player it is in front of. You are allowed to move bombs.
• Love potion: you regain 1 life to a maximum of 5 lives. Activating this card on a player with full health has no effect.
• Snake: upon activation, turn this card sideways. Players with a sideways snake card in front of them do not play cards during the play phase of the game. Upon 2nd activation, discard this card.
• Crystal: upon activation, turn this card sideways. Players with a sideways crystal card in front of them must play cards faceup during the play phase of the game. Once you have played 2 cards faceup, immediately discard this card.
• Drink: this card has no effect and is immediately discarded.
After activating all cards in play, the round ends. At the start of every new round, pass the crown to the player to the left, who becomes the new royal highness immediately upon receiving it.
When a player’s life reaches 0, then that player is immediately eliminated from the game, even if a card in front of them could save them. Discard all the cards in their hand and in front of them. Once only 1 player remains, they are immediately the winner, even if a card in front of them would later cause them to lose their last life.

[@whippydrippy9480]

Instructions unclear, my mate is now lying on the floor with blood gushing💀

[@eshandatta8273]

Your australian

[@biljanajaneva8019]

💀💀💀

[@legalwaterdrinker3286]

​@@eshandatta8273 My Australian what?

[@Leafy_bfdi755]

@@eshandatta8273yeah what Australian thing does he have

[@footchess387]

average London evening

[@AzidDrop]

I read "how to stab your friends" and got very confused 💀

[@jaydentplays7485]

I won at this game- oh wait nevermind I was thinking of something else related to the title of the game.

[@memelover6917]

​@@jaydentplays7485🤨

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

Are you a part of the OSC?

[@hiirozero3623]

Not only you😂

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

Answer the

[@therealelement75]

I thought I knew how to stab my friends already. Thanks for telling me!

[@onepromaster69yt82]

We went from 72d chess to 2nd degree murder. What a guy

[@Lolipopjumanji]

Nice 72 likex

[@lucifergamingfr7180]

One of rare game that have dices that we don't roll then during the game and get a random value

[@ItsConnerKing]

I mean those dice are just counters for life you can use coins instead unless you're saying the game comes with the cards

[@Ishtarru]

Me: (Covered in blood with a pocketknife) I misunderstood this game.

[@Rachhaiireal69]

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[@DestroyahsBucket]

@@Rachhaiireal69 🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️

[@ethaniguessuhhhhh]

Instructions unclear, I need a lawyer.

[@user-zk5lh8ge8w]

I like your user❤

[@Oxygen1004]

Better call Saul

[@FireyDeath4]

Why are you looking at videos on how to commit crimes and taking them seriously in the first place? Just don't play the game :P

[@freshnewcungadero]

It’s all good, man!

[@minecraftdevilord]

Play it but drink actually makes you drink

[@loxomatix]

GENIUS

[@Lights_of_Silver]

Atentio all humans under 18! (Includes your species "adulthood age") Not advised for minors!

[@sunnerssnag]

@@Lights_of_Silverjust drink water

[@lonewaffle231]

This entire game screams Drinking Game. Each time you lose a life take a shot

[@victornguyen1175]

Wait, the different colour dice showing the current health of each player is actually lowkey brilliant and so underutilized. We're so used to seeing dice get used for rolling and displaying results rather than holding values.

[@NecromancyForKids]

Very common in Magic the Gathering and a few small card games

[@retrodarktrooper6372]

​@NecromancyForKids And wargaming. My group all have an entire set of mini d6s to track unit health

[@gnarleytarley3870]

I use a D10 and a D8 to keep track of my health in magic, if I need more I add a aD10

[@jardex2275]

It's pretty common, although it's not used often. Munchkin requires players to keep track of what level they're on, and a D10 can be used for that. There are also card games that might require you to keep track of health and damage stats. Lorcana requires you to keep track of your Lore total, since you win when you get 20. Cards played also have attack and health stats, which can be altered. The starter decks come with some basic paper counters, but dice make it a bit more fancy.

[@SgtSupaman]

The spindown dice is a D20 made specifically for this purpose. It rearranges the numbers so that the the next number you need is right next to the number you are on to make it easy to just count down (or up). So, instead of having them scattered around to provide better random results, the 20 is next to the 19, which is next to the 18, which is next to the 17, and so on.

[@user-ql6bo9tk2q]

A bit of foreign humor: "except for the massacre of your friends, the rules are like in the original uno"

[@ujasshrestha4418]

“I know that game! I played that with one of my friends” “I don’t have any friends anymore”

[@patrockTV]

How to (play) stab your friends

[@MurriciTerceiro]

In Minecraft

[@Ningen8023]

Not exactly what I was searching for when I typed "how to stab my friends" but that's fun too.

[@MD.Akib_Al_Azad]

This is not a chess variant?

[@luna-oz4kq]

Yes small brain

[@TR0LL_0NE]

Yes small eyes

[@The_Moth1]

So… En Passant is not allowed? D:

[@BentleyKingToebeansOwenRhett]

Unfortunately, no.

[@fafi9739]

I saw the title and clicked on the video to read the comments because I knew people are gonna make these jokes xD

[@rellikx7519]

I haven't seen this channel in months, this is why the subscribe button exists 😉

[@LiquidSoapDrinker]

The jail only allowed 1 interaction to the outside world, and I just wanna say your instructions should have been clearer

[@Negreb25]

Thanks for the tutorial 😂

[@clock3505]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> to <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1">0:01</a> is now my most favorite quote

[@SetterYT]

Finally a game for my enemies

[@bkCheezburgor]

It isnt an deadly Game actually

[@SetterYT]

@@bkCheezburgor aw dang it

[@bkCheezburgor]

To Enimies with smart brains

[@mariacontesacontreras9629]

I got scared for a second-

[@aa1yannn]

Love the drink card. ❤

[@Chippersteww]

I thought the title of the video was “How to stab your friends” XD! 😅🤣

[@ILOVEGAMBLINGAAAAAAAH]

This is a sign from the universe

[@waffler-yz3gw]

40 seconds in and the crown mechanics are hilarious

[@wolfmaniac6765]

Instructions unclear. I'm currently getting chased by the police

[@hinge8626]

Call an ambulance, my friend is on the floor with his ketchup leaking.

[@Muho_is_me]

This actualy looks realy fun... Oh wait this game is not what i tought I wish we also used knife

[@theominouspigeon]

this would be cool with a teams mode

[@HD-fy2wu]

Can you do Baroque chess? I realized it's not been done in your channel

[@47Chromosomes47]

I’m to poor to get this, do I had to improvise and one thing led to another and my mate is not even alive, does this mean I won?

[@joabgomez1855]

Neat! Now what do I do with the bodies?

[@MercurianMyrrh]

so this game hasn't been imported to my country yet, and if I want to ship oversea it's gonna cost a lot in my currency, so if any of you can tell me how many cards of each type are in the deck so that I can create a digital version for me and my friend to play I will greatly appreciate (locally, non-commercial of course)

[@vicmatthew595]

Way ahead of you

[@thatonefrenchguy937]

You can play with a real knife for a more realistic game! 🥰🥰🥰

[@lejoueurfreetoplay]

The spy has already breached our defenses !

[@JacobL228]

How do you determine who the most fearsome player is at the beginning? Also, what if you refer to the person with the Crown card indirectly or in passing without calling them "your/his/her highness?"

[@saxophone_chihuahua]

How did I read the title "How to stab your friends"💀

[@GlyphiezKay]

YEAH, we now can stabbed our friends legally 😂

[@ethanodell8044]

I already do that man

[@Catquila]

Any advice on how to hide the bodies?

[@Егорда]

хорошо, спасибо за инструкцию

[@ismahelo]

How many cards are there of each type?

[@TheErickelectro]

Does anyone know where I can get this game? Can't find it online 😔

[@LeotheTiger1234]

Is this a Minecraft reference? That's such a violent title!

[@aaronliu3016]

funny game!

[@user-wn9qr1xe5s]

yeah so I am the 1000 person to like this vid 😉😉😉

[@BrokenSIMGlasses]

can you make a video how to play Alive 5

[@themoomaster787]

1.Go to the kitchen My lawyer has advised me not to continue

[@alper9089]

Yes

[@GGUFSNAS]

Instructions understood, now I have 4 counts of murder on my record

[@Bandit2033]

Simple version: 1. Have a friend. 2. Have a sharp instrument 3. Insert step 2 into step 1

[@yoyonigGa17siuu]

Is this brand new card game? Cuz i didnt find it anywhere on youtube

[@ericastrue4527]

Why is this game not on BGG?

[@Guadxlupe22]

How many players can play?

[@backyard10]

Instructions unclear, now I'm charged with 1st degree murder

[@StudioUAC]

Is there a solo version? I don't have friends

[@Muho_is_me]

Yeah you just commit self detonation in the solo version

[@projectpitchfork860]

Last time I played this game we only needed a knife.

[@ElevatorFan1428]

No stabbing people with ________ in the halls!

[@AntonioSergioMarques-qv6xx]

BET <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a>

[@chadspamton2159]

I do this all the time but to strangers :)

[@InformationUnfound]

instructions unclear: The cops are after me for playing a game with my bro

[@Bobthedandorimaster]

Ok I win. Ok you can get up now. Bob? BOOOOOOOOOOOB!

[@crazyanimations2097]

Omori would love this game I'm tellin ya.

[@BuriedFlame]

1. Acquire knife 2. Locate friends 3. ??? 4. Acquire new friends.

[@trollsansofficial]

Is this a game or a command

[@HeyItsTyler478]

The rules are the same as murdering people with these changes. To get a refresher of the rules, check out this video

[@user-yz2bw3uf2n]

That one quiet kid heard "stab your friend"

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

“The rules are like regular chess, except for these changes”

[@caruspoon5289]

what i thought you stab your friends? my arm is cut off and my friends are… sleeping with ketchup :) normal right?

[@Consoler-mc2dr]

Wait, i thought I could stab my friend

[@harrisonrobins3689]

I feel like this was released at the wrong time... It's a long story.

[@marivicflaviano900]

“Guys, It’s just a prank.” The Prank:

[@lil_Dreamer_139]

Judging from the way I played this game, I can confirm that they only have 1 life. They’re still lying on the ground

[@coolioman9073]

I forgor to read the manual and may or may not have friends to play with

[@delvinrafael1272]

Stab Your Friends. How to Play The object of the game is to stab your friend

[@bkCheezburgor]

Nope

[@exploshaun]

I don't get the point of the crown card, if it doesn't change anything except how you adress people.

[@SgtSupaman]

It does mark the dealer, but yeah, other than that it is just a 'gotcha' kind of thing to punish players that aren't paying attention to what they are doing beyond the scope of the normal play, which seems like a ridiculous addition to me. I would probably drop that rule if I ever played this game.

[@ericastrue4527]

I think it also addresses the order of priority with cards that are the same

[@alikoster]

👾

[@tigerlover2853]

[Insert joke about intrusive thoughts here.]

[@jirayusangjampa1948]

Should i get the cutter?

[@bkCheezburgor]

Nope

[@jirayusangjampa1948]

@@bkCheezburgor kay

[@vitapich]

London

[@stakingbloom4423]

What’s the max player count for this?

[@TripleSGames]

6

[@bkCheezburgor]

When someone Plays with 7 people:

[@AaronWGaming]

Strange We play the Drink Card with Alcohol... Always Gets funny Drink you take a Drink

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[@lunarkomet]

Kinda sad how this is apparently the only video on this game here...

[@brainify1843]

Hi

[@Tablecuppz]

oh brother i thought you meant how to stab your friends

[@PortalimeMostlyMC]

Stab your friends, how to play. The objective of the game is to have a criminal record for 1st degree murder.

[@Muho_is_me]

So i win as soon as i start

[@damie9412]

Nive

[@jondo7680]

This is the video you don't want on the playlist of your friends. Luckily I don't have friends.

[@user-fn8nx5tn8e]

Nah the real one is more fun 😈 Thanks for the guide tho ❤

[@stas519]

wow thats cool but how do i play lol

[@user-lq6cb6ed4e]

Oh, I already know how to play that Game Wait, it stabbed your friend Not f-

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

This sounds like the kind of game that Wile E. Coyote would run afoul of . . . .

[@kenzou803]

Or do i

[@samsungtv1121]

POV: You get battle axe and shield

[@lindahilldrup2367]

Drink should make the player drunk and have to play random card next round.

[@Azarae20222]

I got scared for a split second-

[@Noisypee]

Yo imagine if he does Inscryption

[@yugrp2128]

Instructions unclear. All my friends are dead

[@yugrp2128]

I won if anyone wondering

[@bkCheezburgor]

You just did falsed win, -∞ points